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The Ninety-second Annual Reportof the Council

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© National Museums & Galleries of Wales, 2000Editor: Penny FellTranslation: Siân Roberts, Elin ap HywelDesign & Production: Arwel HughesPrinting: MWL Print Group Ltd

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT

REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL MUSEUM & GALLERY

Archaeology & Numismatics

Art

Biodiversity & Systematic Biology

Geology

Library

MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE

INDUSTRY

MUSEUM OF THE WELSH WOOLLEN INDUSTRY

WELSH SLATE MUSEUM

SEGONTIUM ROMAN MUSEUM

ROMAN LEGIONARY MUSEUM

TURNER HOUSE GALLERY

PRIMARY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FIGURES

DEVELOPMENT

APPENDICES

i. Court of Governors and Council

ii Staff

The Financial Report for 1999-2000 is published as acompanion volume to this Report.

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Henry Gastineau (1791 – 1876)Hafod Copper Works (c. 1830)Reproduced courtesy of the Swansea Museum Service

P R E S I D E N T’S FOREWORD

In the year 2000, we inevitably think about the

f u t u re, whether as individuals, as businesses or as

institutions. With the National Assembly in its

i n f a n c y, Wales has had an additional impetus to do

so. Whatever our background or wherever we live in

Wales, it is impossible to suppress the surge of

excitement and hope that a new millennium brings.

In my view the National Museums & Galleries of

Wales (NMGW) has a crucial role to play in this new

drive to the future. We must grow out of our

cultural past, not in isolation from it.

You will see from the pages of this report that it has

been a year of rich and varied activity thro u g h o u t

our seven sites. For our museums and galleries, it

has also been a year of taking stock of our past, re -

thinking our future, quite ruthlessly assessing what

we have, and planning how we can best manage

those assets, to serve Wales pro p e r l y.

What should we at

N M GW be doing in

the coming century?

It seems to me our

role is twofold. Fi r s t

to preserve, maintain

and add to the

collections in our

c a re, so that our part

of the nation’ s

heritage is

p rofessionally looke d

after and re m a i n s

available for future

g e n e r a t i o n s .

S e c o n d l y, we must

use old, new and

very new methods of communication to ensure that

what we have is accessible in some way to everybody

in Wales – and indeed, beyond – whatever their

age, background, culture or means.

The achievements and pro g ress described in this

report would not be complete without an outline of

f o rw a rd looking strategic initiatives, developed

t h roughout the year.

1. We have continued to develop and deliver theindustrial strategy to embrace and reach out to all of Wales and to ensure that Wales now takes its time-h o n o u red place in the industrial history of the world.

Last year, following the successful renovation of the

Welsh Slate Museum, we concentrated on public

consultation on our industrial strategy, and the

development of a new industrial and maritime

museum. Swansea was the chosen

site and we have made gre a t

p ro g ress in our partnership with the

City and County of Swansea during

this year.

Other partners and possible

funding agencies ex p ressed intere s t

in the scheme to create a

‘ c o re museum’, which embraces the

existing Swansea Maritime

Industrial Museum and also

involves newly built gallery space.

This museum will be at the core of a

‘museum campus’, which will

include the Swansea Museum and

allow for the development of other

existing historic buildings to house activities which

give wide and easy access, in reality or through the

use of information communication technology, to

Wales’s heritage. The City and County of Swansea

also have plans to develop the wider destination of

Swansea Wa t e r f ront. The core museum and

museum campus are seen as essential in catalysing

the urban regeneration of this historically

important area of Swansea and we are pleased to be

part of this important project in Wales’s second

C i t y, probably the subject of a future application for

E u ropean funding.

Coal mining is central to Wales’s proud claim to be

the first industrial nation. In January 2000 we

h e a rd that the Heritage Lottery Fund had award e d

N M GW, jointly with Big Pit Mining Museum, a

grant of £4.9 million, the largest they have given in

Wales to date. A further £1.6 million has been

sought from other sources in order to implement a

capital improvement scheme to allow Big Pit to

assume the status of the National Mining Museum

of Wales, as a part of NMGW, in January 2001, thus

enriching NMGW as well as ensuring a successful

f u t u re for this ex t r a o rdinary and powerfully

evocative site.

N M GW’s industrial triangle of slate at Llanberis in

the North, coal at Big Pit in the south is completed

by the Museum of the Welsh Woollen Industry in

D re-fach Fe l i n d re in West Carmarthenshire, which

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Mathew PrichardPresident

Anna Southall

Director

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has also been the subject of an application to the

Heritage Lottery Fund. If, as we hope, this is

successful, it will help us tell the story of this

"Huddersfield of Wales" in the lovely, historic

c o n t ext of the Teifi Va l l e y.

2. We shall ensure that we can care for and manage, tothe highest standards, the collections and estates withinour care .

N M GW holds 5.2 million artefacts and groups of

specimens upon which it draws for re s e a rch, study

and display. But history starts afresh each day, and

our collections cannot stand still. We continue to

collect for coming generations, preserving and

re s e a rching our heritage so that we can enhance

our own understanding of our world and make that

knowledge widely accessible, and enable informed

decisions about the present and future .

Two years ago NMGW set about creating a new

Collections Centre at Nantgarw, a cornerstone of

our collection strategy. We are now developing this

f a c i l i t y, firstly by creating the Archives Re s o u rc e

C e n t re which will hold important archives which

compliment the collections; and secondly, in the

longer term, we plan an extension to house many

of our less-used but equally important re s e a rc h

collections. More modern and accessible storage

facilities will lead to enhanced use of these

collections by specialists and the public alike .

3. We shall ensure that NMGW is widely recognised asrelevant to today’s society, using old and new means ofcommunication to satisfy the needs of our audiences.

The redevelopment of WSM has been re f e rred to

above. Over the past ten years a phased re d e v e l-

opment of the Roman Legionary Museum in

Caerleon has been implemented, largely funded by

private donations. The year 2000 is the 150th

anniversary of this museum, and the celebrations

will also mark the near completion of the re d e v e l-

opment of this highly successful museum, tard i s -

l i ke behind its exquisitely elegant classical portico.

Developments during the year at the Museum of

Welsh Life (MWL) included continuing work on the

restoration of St Fagans Castle and its historic

g a rdens and on the re - e rection of the medieval

c h u rch of Llandeilo Ta l -y-bont. Work commenced

on a 1948 prefab and on the ‘House for the Fu t u re ’ .

It is anticipated that there will be several welcome

new attractions opening in the coming year.

In this year, we welcomed the first Director of

National Museum & Gallery (NMG) to Card i f f .

MWL has long had a curator or Dire c t o r, NMG now

has one too. Michael Tooby arrived in time to

p reside over the opening of the Glanely Gallery, an

interactive discovery zone where specimens and

artefacts can be handled and examined by visitors

of all ages with the help of experts – in person or

t h rough electronic links.

We have come late to the benefit of new technology

– but, incre a s i n g l y, have seized them with

enthusiasm. Our website visitors have incre a s e d

m o re than threefold in the last year. Daily coverage

of live field trips (an archaeological dig for Vi k i n g

remains on Anglesey and a trip to re s e a rch life on

the sea bed in the Seychelles) were amongst the

most dynamic and popular websites.

Vi d e o c o n f e rencing has enabled staff to enthuse

schools and colleges all over Wales; both

technologies fuse with live interpretation in the new

Glanely Gallery at NMGW. Web-based catalogues

and data-bases have enabled us to satisfy needs of

scholars worldwide, and a bid for funding to

digitise our collections will, if successful, re v o l u-

tionise their access in the years to come.

Interactive activities in the Glanely Gallery

4. We shall underpin all our aspirations and activitiesby managing effectively our existing re s o u rces – in termsof collections and estates as well as our human andfinancial re s o u rces of revenue to ensure NMGWmaintains its position as an international flagship forWa l e s .

Master planning for 2007, our centenary year, and

beyond, began this year. The development of the

Collections Re s o u rce Centre at Nantgarw is the

essential foundation for all longer term plans to

i m p rove the public facilities and services at NMG

and MWL and to improve collections care .

Our staff, and investment in their talents, are

crucial to our pro g ress as a 21st century museum:

this year saw the roll-out of a staff re s t r u c t u r i n g

p rogramme to improve leadership, increase team

co-operation and empower all seven museums. A

review of Court, Council and Advisory Committees

p ro c e d u res confirmed the holding of two Court

meetings a year – a spring meeting held in the

north, in addition to the autumn AGM in Card i f f .

Council members now chair a number of advisory

panels and committees whose members are as

powerful in their role as ambassadors for NMGW as

they are valuable for their advice. Every aspect of

the museums’ work – be it public access or

international re s e a rch – is now supported by a

committee. We are most grateful to these sixty or so

people for their commitment and generosity to the

museum. We also started a major review of grading

and remuneration to improve our ability to re c r u i t ,

develop and retain talented staff.

During the first years of this new, post-industrial

c e n t u r y, our urgent priority will be to husband

re s o u rces so that we can tell the story of industry in

Wales. As the first country to earn our living chiefly

by industrial means, our social history, our culture ,

arts and technology have been massively affected by

i n d u s t r y; our environment, geology, and landscape

have all, in their turn, influenced our industrial

history and been irrevocably changed by it.

Industry is central to the story of this country:

re c reating that story in the coming decade will be

challenging and exciting. It is also long overd u e .

Mathew Pr i c h a rdPresident of Council

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N ATIONAL MUSEUM & GALLERY CARDIFF

A R C H A E O L O GY & NUMISMAT I CS

Acquisitions and Interpre t a t i o n

During the year, the Museum acquired two

spectacular Tre a s u re finds: a hoard of 3,778 late

t h i rd century AD coins, one of the finest

h o a rds of the period from Ro m a n

Britain, from Rogiet and a 15th-

century decorated gold signet

ring from Raglan (both

M o n m o u t h s h i re). They were

p u rchased under the 1996

Tre a s u re Act, which has

a l ready improved the

re c o rding and protection of

certain classes of portable

antiquity containing gold or

silver - notably finger rings -

and coin hoards.

The great majority of arc h a e o-

logical finds still fall outside the

scope of the Act. Consequently, the Government

launched an initiative to promote the voluntary

re c o rding of archaeological finds - ‘Finding Our

Past’. After a successful application to the Heritage

Lottery Fund and with the support of the National

Assembly for Wales, a pilot scheme has now been

established in Wales, involving a variety of

o rganisations working in partnership. The Fi n d s

C o - o rd i n a t o r, based in the National Museum &

G a l l e r y, has worked closely with local museums and

the regional Archaeological Trusts to establish a

network of reporting centres throughout Wa l e s

w h e re finds can be taken for re c o rding. Thro u g h

re c o rding archaeological finds made by the public,

the scheme is enabling a large number of people,

especially metal detectorists, to contribute toward s

the understanding of our past. Details of re c o rd e d

finds are made available on the Internet

( w w w. f i n d s . o rg . u k ) .

In 1994 a hoard of Roman coins,

buried around AD 310, was found

during gas pipeline-laying

operations near Bridgend.

Thanks to sponsorship fro m

BG Transco plc, the hoard of

over 1,400 coins can now be

seen on long-term display in

the Coins & Medals Gallery,

NMG.

The conserved 13th-century

Magor Pill boat timbers were

returned from the Yo r k

A rchaeological Wood Centre in

December 1999. The treatment has been ex t re m e l y

successful, with very little shrinkage and an

excellent preservation of surface detail. Grants

f rom the Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust and

Laings Charitable Trust helped to meet the cost of

conservation. The conserved timbers are stored at

the Collections Centre, Nantgarw, while plans are

developed for the boat’s eventual display.

Fieldwork and Researc h

In the field, excavations on the early medieval and

Viking-period settlement at Llanbedrg o c h ,

Anglesey produced exciting results. Three burials

w e re discovered in the vicinity of two other bodies,

found the previous year. All had been casually

dumped into shallow graves in the upper fill of the

e n c l o s u re ditch, and at least one adult appeared to

have had his wrists tied. This led to speculation

that the three adults, child and adolescent were the

victims of a Viking raid. The excavation and

discoveries were re c o rded by the BBC for inclusion

in a series to be called ‘Meet the Vikings’, when

results from further analysis of the skeletons will be

revealed. This re s e a rch project was made accessible

to all who visited the ‘Digging for Vikings’ web-

pages. A bilingual dig diary, in which all senior

members of the project team played a part,

described events as they unfolded. The event

p roved to be very popular, generating over 6,500

web-site hits during the exc a v a t i o n s .

The Raglan ring

Filming with Julian Richards for the series Meet the Ancestorsat Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey.

Work also continued on the Early Mesolithic site

(c. 7000 BC) at Burry Holms, Gower. The site has

p roduced many stone tools - projectile points, saws

and scrapers - and large quantities of waste fro m

their manufacture. Organic samples should thro w

light on the nature of the environment of the are a ,

which lay some distance from the coast at this time.

Ac c e s s

During National Archaeology We e kend the

Department took up residence in the Celtic Vi l l a g e ,

Museum of Welsh Life. Lost crafts of our

p rehistoric ancestors were revived, such as iro n

smelting, weaving and dyeing and coin striking.

Visitors could also try their hand at digging for the

past in the second season of excavation at

A b e r n o d w y d d .

Two of our finest objects were chosen to appear in

international exhibitions. The Bronze Age

C a e rgwrle bowl travelled on a European odyssey to

appear in the XXV Council of Europe ex h i b i t i o n ,

Gods and Heroes of the Bronze Age: Europe at the Ti m eof Ulysses, mounted in Copenhagen, Bonn and

Paris. The 14th-century Oxwich brooch - the ‘pin-

up’ adorning the cover of the National Museum &

Gallery Guide - was displayed in the

‘Trésor de Colmar’ exhibition at

the Musée d’Unterlinden,

Colmar (Alsace).

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Viking-age burials discovered at Glyn, Llanbedrgoch.

National Archaeology Weekend: striking coins National Archaeology Weekend: dyeing and textiles

The Oxwich Bracelet

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E x h i b i t i o n s

The year saw two contrasting contemporary

exhibitions, both with a photographic theme.

David Hockney Photoworks, an exhibition from the

Museum Ludwig, Cologne, ex p l o red Hockney’s use

of photography as an art form. Land of My Fa t h e r :The Photographs of David Hurn was a re c o rd of

people, places and life in Wales at the close of the

20th century from the camera of one of our most

distinguished photojournalists. Two smaller touring

exhibitions of 18th century art, the Oppé drawings

and the Gilbert silver were also shown at the

National Museum & Gallery.

The first full year’s programme in the Oriel Celf

yng Nghymru / Art in Wales Gallery focused on the

contemporary visual culture of Wales, with two

g roup shows, a celebration of the Welsh Group, and

Certain Welsh Artists curated by Iwan Bala. Another

celebrated the work of the Derek Williams Tr u s t

over the last ten years. R e g a rding the Function ofObjects: Recent Sculpture by Cecile Johnson Solizm a r ked the end of the artist’s Cardiff re s i d e n c y.

The Art in Wales programme has been kindly

supported by Lloyds TSB Commerc i a l .

Acquisitions and collection care

Johann Zoffany’s great portrait of H e n ry Knight ofTythegston, Glamorgan, with his three childre n, was

a c q u i red by NMGW for £1,129,038, thanks to the

bequest of the late June Ti l e y, with additional

support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the

National Art Collections Fund. David Hockney’s

The Ac t o r, acquired with the assistance of the Dere k

Williams Trust, the NACF, and the Hon. James

Butler Charitable Trust, now provides a ke y s t o n e

for a significant group of British paintings of the

1960s at the National Museum & Gallery. Other

acquisitions included portraits of Lewis We s t o n

Dillwyn, the founder of the Swansea China Wo r k s ,

and of the pioneer geologist Sir Henry de la Beche,

as well as Ben Marshall’s Griffith Owen, Harpist, ofTy w y n and Ka s h a n, an abstract painting of 1984 by

Bridget Riley. Works generously presented by the

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The Gorsedd Procession by David Hurn

Henry Knight of Tythegston and his three children, undergoingcleaning

Contemporary Art Society for Wales included

mining scenes by Vincent Evans and Jack Crabtre e .

Frans Snyders, The Po u l t e rer’s Shop, and two

paintings by Melchior d’Hondecoter were

conserved and hung in Gallery 2 (17th century).

The Zoffany was also conserved, and Gallery 4

(18th century) was re - a rr a n g e d .

This year saw a number of arrivals and departure s .

A n d rew Renton, from the National Museums and

Galleries on Merseyside, took up the post of

Curator (Applied Art). Internal re - o rg a n i s a t i o n

permitted the creation of two Assistant Curator

posts in the Fine Art section, one with re s p o n s i b i l i t y

for the 30,000 strong collection of prints, drawings

and watercolours, and the other for art cre a t e d

after 1945. The latter will sustain and develop our

g rowing commitment to the contemporary art of

Wales. Dr Mark Evans, Assistant Keeper (Fine Art)

since 1984, left to take up the post of Head of

Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum. A

pivotal figure in the refurbishment of the art

galleries during 1988-93, he will be much missed.

His successor, Dr Ann Sumner, joined us from the

Holbourne Museum of Art, Bath, in April 2000.

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The Poulterer’s Shop by Frans Snyders

Place Furstenburg, Paris, August 7, 8, 9, 1985 by David Hockney

BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMAT I CB I O L O GY

Biodiversity at home

This year again saw the Department engage with a

wide range of biodiversity projects, in the UK and

a b road. Partnerships support many key elements of

the Department’s work on these projects and give it

a contemporary focus. Primary among these within

Wales are the Countryside Council for Wa l e s

(CCW), Welsh Universities, and Unitary Authorities

who commission or support a great variety of

biodiversity studies. For example, CCW is jointly

funding a study of the Late Carboniferous fossil

floras of the Glyn Neath area, which is a candidate

for the World Geosites Inventory, for both

palaeobotany and stratigraphy.

In the marine environment, new projects were

begun on Carmarthen Bay, St. Brides Bay, off the

L lyn Peninsula and Cardiff Bay, while the

INTERREG project entered its final year with

additional funding for the final publication.

Following previous acclaim, hedge and pond

surveys were commissioned by Bridgend and

Merthyr Tydfil County Councils.

Site assessments were carried out for insect faunas

on the wetland natural nature reserves and contract

re s e a rch was undertaken on the Gwent Levels for

H y d e r. As part of a LIFE project, beetle surveys

w e re carried out in the New Fo re s t .

Biodiversity further afield

International partnerships are also vital to the

p romotion and development of the collections. In

collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society,

Marine Parks Authority and the Seychelles Fi s h e r i e s

A u t h o r i t y, a one month survey of the marine

invertebrate diversity of the Seychelles was carr i e d

out. This project will compare tropical and

temperate diversity and provide a taxo n o m i c

baseline for the bristle worm (Polychaeta) and shell

(Mollusca) fauna of the Seychelles. The pro j e c t ,

which is part of the Shoals of Capricorn

Programme, was featured on the Discovery Channel

and local press, and also on our website, where the

regular updates were particularly well re c e i v e d .

While the Darwin Initiative Project in East Af r i c a

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Departmental staff sorting sampleson the Seychelles Expedition.

Filming for the Discovery Channelon the Seychelles Expedition.

Bursidae, collected in theSeychelles.

Departmental staff preparingsamples on the Seychelles

Expedition.

enters its final year a new bid was successful in

collaboration with the Re s e a rch Station on

Galapagos. This project will help to build

collection management capacity in the Galapagos.

Collection management

This continued to be high on the priority list and

was further supported by capital expansion funds

f rom the Welsh Assembly. This will allow speedier

documentation of the shell, insect and marine

invertebrate collections, allowing access via the

Internet. The bryophyte collection has larg e l y

been re - o rganised in readiness for documentation

and the flowering plants herbarium pro g re s s e d

with the publication of the R u b u s ( B r a m b l e )

catalogue and work on the Hieracium (Hawkweeds)

collection. Publications for general re a d e r s h i p

included Invasion of the La n d and Plant Fo s s i ls .

The Department achieved its full complement of

staff this year with the appointment of Dr Ray

Tangney as Head of Cryptogamic Botany and Dr

Lucy Hammond as Department Manager.

Amphinomidae (Fire Worm), collected inthe Seychelles.

The Merthyr pond survey

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Ac c e s s

Planning and preparation of the geological

contributions for the new, interactive Glanely

Gallery formed a major facet of the Department’s

work this year. Staff were also involved in several of

the initial demonstrations and interpretation to

visitors, helping to bring many previously unseen

items from the Department’s collection to life for

m o re visitors than ever before.

The travelling exhibition Tracking Dinosaurs w a s

installed at further UK venues, this year at the

Yo r k s h i re Museum, York, and the Ulster Museum,

Belfast and continues to be a successful and

popular attraction.

Geological conserv a t i o nNational bodies concerned with geological

conservation have drawn widely on the support and

expertise of departmental staff. Work for contracts

with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on

four volumes of the Geological Conservation

Review series has been completed; two were

published during the course of the year, on

Cambrian to Ordovician stratigraphy, and

Caledonian igneous rocks, both with substantial

contributions by staff. The year also saw the

completion of the final phase of MINESCAN, a

f o u r -year collaborative project with the Countryside

Council for Wales, with a review of mines in

G l a m o rgan and Gwent. MINESCAN was also the

subject of a presentation at a conference in Madrid

on management and conservation of geological

sites. The Department hosted a weekend meeting

of the Wales group of RIGS (Regionally Important

Geological Sites), where staff presented papers and

led a field trip.

International cooperation

The international dimension of the Department’s

work expanded with re s e a rch visits by staff to

A rgentina, China and Uruguay, supported by

travel grants from the Royal Society of London and

the National Re s e a rch Council of Arg e n t i n a .

Presentations were given at international

c o n f e rences in Prague and Krako w. Dr. M.G.

Bassett continued his association with Sweden with

museum visits to Stockholm and Uppsala, and

fieldwork on Gotland. His extensive work on

Scandinavian palaeontology and contributions to

the university over a twenty-five year period were

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Rocks of Cambrian age in the Precordillera of Western Argentina

Old workings at Cwm Rheidol, near Aberystwyth. A moredetailed understanding of the mineral deposits of Waleswill help to identify those areas most at risk from acidmine-waters - one of the primary aims of the Minescanproject.

recognised in January 2000 by an honorary

doctorate from the University of Uppsala.

C o l l e c t i o n s

Significant collections acquired include a fine

collection of alluvial Welsh gold from the

Dolgellau gold belt, including two nuggets of

exceptional size, to be seen on display in the

Evolution of Wales g a l l e r y, and a substantial

re s e a rch collection of Silurian corals from the

Welsh Borderland, with supporting literature ,

re p resenting a lifetime’s work by Dr C.T. Scrutton

of the University of Durh a m .

After two years of training, and following success in

her Diploma examinations, Ms S.L. Chambers was

a w a rded the Fellowship of the Gemmological

Association and Gem Testing Laboratory of Great

Britain, providing a much needed area of staff

expertise in an area of frequent public enquiries.

THE LIBRARY

The past twelve months re p resent the first

operational year of the Library’s computerized

system. All new acquisitions are now automatically

e n t e red, and various projects were begun with the

aim of adding certain key areas to the re c o rd. To

date these have included books acquired in 1996-9,

part of the rare books collection, and the

museology section.

Mrs D.G. Evans resigned after 18 years’ service

(1973-79; 1988 - 2000); over this period she made

a valuable contribution as cartographic

draughtsperson, and as a curator of the

Department’s map collection.

Two books by the Elizabethan scholar fro m

D e n b i g h s h i re, Humphrey Lhuyd, and published in

1573 and 1584 re s p e c t i v e l y, have been acquired.

The addition of William Gilpin’s account of north

Wales (1809) and a complete copy of John Georg e

Wood’s Principal Rivers of Wa l e s (1813-5) have

enhanced the Welsh topographical collection.

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Paradechenella lunata, a new fossil species (trilobite) fromDevonian-age rocks of Inner Mongolia.

Cyfarthfa Iron Works, Merthyr Tydfil, from Wood's Principal Rivers of Wales.

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Curatorial, Conservation and Re-ere c t i o nWo r k

U n i q u e l y, this year the Museum of Welsh Life’smajor building project was realized almost twoh u n d red miles away from St. Fagans. The highlysuccessful translocation of the four Fron Haulhouses from Tanygrisiau to the Welsh Slate Museumat Llanberis was part of the HLF funded re -development of that site (see cover). Staff from theHistorical Buildings Unit at MWL supervised thework of moving the buildings, undertaken byspecialist contractors Dimbylow Crump. Re s e a rc hwork, collection and preparation of the artefactsand re-display of the buildings were delivered bystaff from the Department of Domestic Life andRural Economy. The houses, which have beenfurnished as they appeared at different periods intheir history, have been hugely popular and havep rovided WSM with a valuable educational tool.

In another radical departure from its usual sphere

of activity, the Museum also embarked on a pro j e c t

to build a House for the Fu t u re at St. Fa g a n s .

Underlining the fact that one of the primary aims

of a museum is to use its knowledge of the past to

i n s p i re informed discussion about the future, the

Museum’s collection of historical buildings was used

as the basis for this innovative and forw a rd - l o o k i n g

p roject. Jointly with BBC Wales, the Museum

challenged architects to provide a re a l i s t i c

contribution to the ongoing debate about the way

housing and society might develop in Wales over

the next fifty years, addressing socio-economic

issues such as changing family structures, new

patterns of work and leisure as well as more

obviously building-related issues such as energ y

efficiency and sustainability. London-based

a rchitects Jestico &Whiles won the competition; the

daunting challenge of translating their design into

physical reality was taken up by the We l s h - b a s e d

home builders, Re d row Homes, who became major

sponsors of the project. Re d row in turn have been

enthusiastically supported by over one hundre d

other companies: too many to mention here but

without whom this project could not be completed.

Alongside this new development, work continued

on the Museum’s on-going building projects. The

late medieval Llandeilo Ta l -y-bont church slowly

began to take recognizable shape, providing an

early indication of its tremendous interpre t a t i v e

potential. Steady pro g ress was also made on

conservation of the B2 Prefab from Cardiff, with

the use of modern materials such as aluminium

p roving to be a new challenge to the traditionally

based skills of the Historical Buildings Unit! Good

p ro g ress was also made on the re-display of the first

floor rooms at St Fagans Castle, although the

p roject was bedevilled

by periodic flooding of

the Long Gallery, a

p roblem which took

considerable time to

locate and re s o l v e .

Ac q u i s i t i o n s

One of the most

significant pieces of

Welsh furniture to

come onto the marke t

in recent years, the S i r

Rhys ap Thomas b e d

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MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE

The Welsh oak framework of the house shows how thisbuilding looks forward to the future on the basis of traditional building techniques.

St Teilo’s Church, from Llandeilo Tal-y-bont, being re-erected at the Museum of Welsh Life.

Michael Dos Santos, furnitureconservator, re-erecting theSir Rhys ap Thomas bed.

f rom Derwydd House in Carmarthenshire, was

a c q u i red by the Museum in the course of the year.

Although assembled to its present form in the mid-

19th century, its fine panels were carved in the 16th

century for Sir Rhys ap Thomas, the most

p rominent Welshman of his age. MWL was equally

fortunate in being able to purchase a 19th-century

carved cupboard, formerly at St Fagans Castle,

which provides an added dimension to the re -

display scheme. MWL curatorial and conservation

staff were also involved in preparation for the S e c re tS p a c e s and Horrible Histories exhibitions at the

National Museum & Gallery.

E v e n t s

The Museum’s programme of seasonal events and

festivals drew some 60,000 visitors to the site

despite unhelpful weather at critical times.

Fo r t u n a t e l y, the May Fa i r (1-3 May) on the theme of

Living History was not one of those affected and

the varied programme of activities brought life to

virtually every part of the Museum. Other events

such as the Fo rest Fa i r at the end of May and the

n e w l y-established C h i l d re n’s Fe s t i v a l in July

continued to evolve into events which are now

beginning to realise their potential. Once again,

the Miners’ Gala (12 June) sponsored by To w e r

Colliery lived up to its traditional reputation for

fiery oratory with contributions by Ty ro n e

O’Sullivan of Tower Colliery, MPs Ann Clwyd and

Rhodri Morgan, and Te rry Deary, author of the

Horrible Histories series of childre n’s books. This

y e a r, the Open Air Theatre Festival was ex t e n d e d

into a third week, with all the productions again

playing to almost capacity audiences. H a l l o w e e n

(31 October) and the Christmas Tree Celebration

(8-11 December) proved as popular an end to the

year as ever, although the latter did suffer

somewhat from poor weather.

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The Twenty-third Regiment of Foot: re-creating militarymanoeuvres from Napoleonic times on Cilewent Field.

Recreating the ‘Forties feel’ at the Workers’ Institute,Oakdale.

Designer Jill Salen’s ‘Cool Cymru’ dress being prepared fordisplay in the Costume Gallery.

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Past and future

The appointment of two assistant curators in the

spring of 1999, with responsibility for the coal

collections (Ceri Thompson) and contemporary

industry (Richard Davies) re s p e c t i v e l y, illustrates

the Department’s main focus over the past year,

which has been on rebuilding its curatorial and

conservation expertise and planning for the future.

Members of curatorial staff have been deeply

involved in the planning of the proposed new

Swansea Wa t e r f ront Museum, with the pro d u c t i o n

of a travelling exhibition on the pro p o s a l s

( c u rrently touring Wales as part of the public

consultation strategy) in May 1999, and

p reparation of a draft storyline for the new

museum in July-December 1999. The year has also

seen continuing fruitful cooperation with the Big

Pit Mining Museum, moving towards integration

with NMGW. During the autumn of 1999, a

decision was taken to dispose of 126 Bute St,

concentrating the Department of Industry in the

Collections Centre at Nantgarw. The gallery at 126

Bute St. was closed at the end of May 1999. An

extensive conservation and packing pro g r a m m e

began in preparation for the move, with additional

conservators employed to undertake this work.

Planning work for the move began in December

1 9 9 9 .

Early in 2000 a technician and two conservators

joined the staff at the Collections Centre ,

N a n t g a rw. On a sadder note, Mr Norman Wi n d s o r,

Senior Conservation Officer, re t i red in May 1999

after thirteen years of much-valued service.

The Senior Curator attended the International

C o n g ress of Maritime Museums conference at

Philadelphia in September 1999, and made

benchmarking visits to maritime museums in New

York and Mystic, Connecticut.

Collections management

During the year over 5600 artefacts were entere d

onto the collections management system (CMS);

staff also accessioned the display items acquired for

the Fron Haul quarr y m e n’s houses at the We l s h

Slate Museum.

Ac c e s s i o n s

Major accessions during the year include a fine

ship portrait of the Porthmadog barque Pride ofWa l e s, four watercolours of East Moors steelworks,

a 1:2500 scale model of the Mochdre -

Llanfairfechan section of the A55 Expressway in

north Wales, a similar model of the Pontymoel ro a d

i m p rovement scheme near Pontypool and an

example of a Sinclair ZX Spectrum Plus computer

made by AB Electronics at Abercynon in the 1980s.

I N D U S T RY

Russell Ellis, conservator (heavy objects), examining amortar mill

Work on the Department of Industry’s lamp collection

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MUSEUM OF THE WELSH WOOLLEN INDUSTRY

Major improvements at the Museum of the We l s h

Woollen Industry herald a new future for the site

itself and for the national collections. A Vision for theM i l l e n n i u m, the report which began the re d e v e l-

opment process, is becoming a re a l i t y. Outline Fi r s t

Stage plans were submitted to the Heritage Lottery

Fund in September 1999, but with the museum and

the Woollen Industry Collections now firmly

established as key elements in the NMGW

Industrial strategy, the renovation programme has

a l ready begun.

When David Lewis established the original

Cambrian Mills in 1902, the south-facing mill was

the first to be built. Concealed within the L- s h a p e d

building lie the remains of the first mill to stand

upon this site. Little is known about this early mill

but the mill race which drove its machinery later

served the newly-built Cambrian Mills. (The leat

still runs beneath the museum, housed within a

brick culvert, before rejoining Nant Bargoed fifty

y a rds downstream.) This building was damaged by

f i re in 1919, and although it was rebuilt, it no

longer has its original third store y. The wooden

lintels that survived this catastrophe remain black

and charred and the original windows, also fire

damaged, are far smaller than the ones which they

re p l a c e d .

The north-facing mill was built a few years later

and survived the fire intact. However, in 1997 a

structural survey revealed problems and temporary

s t rengthening work was undertaken. Fo l l o w i n g

Cadw listing of the four main site buildings,

permanent repair work began in February 2000.

After a century of wear and tear, the most serious

p roblem was the east gable, which was 13 inches

out of the vertical at the apex. The wall has now

been demolished and rebuilt and where necessary

old windows were replaced with new replicas. The

e n t i re building has also been strengthened with

stainless steel pins and anchors, using similar

methods and technology to those employed in the

restoration of the Brunswick Tower at Wi n d s o r

C a s t l e .

The consultant engineers, Ve r y a rds Ltd., and the

main contractors, Noel T James, Ltd., worked with

local craftsmen, including stonemasons Dacri and

Jones of Saron. The work was completed to the

highest conservation standards and all involved

have helped to ensure the survival of the building

for the next century and beyond. Undoubtedly, the

major industrial archaeology survey shortly to take

place will provide exciting information concerning

the past development and use of this site -

information which will be invaluable in our

continuing re i n t e r p retation of this important

industrial museum.The woollen mill and Nant Bargoed stream

Keith Rees, technician, demonstrating spinning techniques

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20On July 28, 1999, the last major element in the

Welsh Slate Museum’s Heritage Lottery- f u n d e d

p rogramme of developments was completed, with

the opening of Fron Haul quarr y m e n’s houses.

Moved stone by stone from the slate quarr y i n g

village of Tanygrisiau near Blaenau Ffestiniog,

these houses were then rebuilt and furnished to

reflect three key periods in the history of the slate

i n d u s t r y. The boom years at Tanygrisiau are in

evidence in the 1861 house, while the 1901 house

depicts living conditions during the cataclysmic

t h re e -year strike at Pe n rhyn Quarr y, Bethesda. By

late summer 1969 Dinorwig Quarry at Llanberis

itself had closed, and the third house reflects this

period. The remaining house is used for

educational events and activities: all are

underpinned by re s e a rch, collections and ex p e r t i s e

f rom the Museum of Welsh Life. Visitor comments

indicate that the houses are very popular indeed,

and they have - as we expected - led to a gre a t e r

a w a reness of the social and domestic context of the

lives of the quarrymen and their families.

With this element complete, final funding

applications were submitted to the Heritage Lottery

Fund later in the year, with the full £2.1 million

p roject being completed on time and within

budget. Visitor figures have continued to incre a s e ,

f rom 42,500 in 1998/9 to almost 47,000 by the end

of 1999/00. The ERDF-financed Llanberis

m a r keting scheme, led by Gwynedd Council, is now

in full operation, encouraging visitors to see the

village and its attractions as one composite, high

s t a n d a rd package.

The Welsh Slate Museum is located within what

w e re once Dinorwig Quarry’s maintenance

workshops. As part of the Museum’s lease

a g reement with Gwynedd Council, we have been

given the contents of all these buildings, and are at

p resent conducting a full collections condition

s u r v e y, in order to audit what we have, ex a c t l y, and

its condition. This will continue until 2001. One of

our main artefacts is the giant 50’5’’ diameter water

wheel, built by De Winton of Caernarfon in 1870.

Conservation repair of the wheel started in January

2000, and this too will continue for some time yet.

WELSH SLATE MUSEUM

Staff from the Museum of Welsh Life dismantling the FronHaul row of quarrymen’s houses, ready for re-erection atWSM.

The Fron Haul row of quarrymen’s houses at the WelshSlate Museum, Llanberis.

The range in the 1901 house at Fron Haul.

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At this uniquely located museum, looking down the

Menai Straits to the scene of the Roman attack on

A n g l e s e y, and within the westernmost part of the

Roman Empire, primary school groups are given

the opportunity to reflect on the reality of life in a

1st century AD military frontier zone.

This year, special presentations, M o re Celts thanRo m a n s, looked at the relationship between native

inhabitants and invading forces.

Special events for summer visitors included pottery

demonstrations, exploring Roman techniques,

guided tours and storytelling, and `detective’

sessions, using evidence to make deductions about

a rchaeological objects.

N M GW continues to work with Cadw: We l s h

Historic Monuments (with whom it shares the site)

and Gwynedd County Council to ensure a successful

f u t u re strategy for this small, but nevertheless

important, museum and site.

SEGONTIUM ROMAN MUSEUM

On guard at Segontium Roman Museum!

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With the Roman Legionary Museum (RLM)

marking its 150th anniversary in 2000, once again

we have enjoyed a very busy year, maintaining

visitor figures of over 50,000 of which half were

o rganised education groups. Despite re c e n t

popular developments such as the hands-on Studio

it has been essential to continue developing the

museum, as we are running at capacity.

The latest addition to the RLM is the Pe g a s u s

C e n t re, a multi-purpose

space for education

g roups to use as a

c l a s s room, a picnic are a

and also a facility for

museum functions and

l e c t u res. The building

itself is the former

telephone exchange and

was built circa 1937; since

it was purchased by the

museum in 1995 it has

only been used for

storage. The exterior of

the Pegasus Centre will be

a learning re s o u rce in

itself as it reflects villa

a rc h i t e c t u re at the time of

C a e r l e o n’s occupation.

This latest addition is a

permanent legacy of the anniversary celebrations,

kindly supported by Save & Prosper Educational

Tr u s t .

During this year there has been a varied

p rogramme of events at the RLM. The Ermine

S t reet Guard visited with their replica leather tent

and returned at Christmas to celebrate Saturnalia.

During the summer the garden was transformed

into a late Roman village with cooke r y, weaving and

metalworking demonstrations. There have also

been mosaic workshops and an interactive murd e r

mystery that had everybody involved - including

the staff!

The Gallery has also been developed this year; title

labels have been added to each display case to

enhance visitors’ understanding of the gallery

design and artefacts displayed. Two small gallery

cases were amalgamated to create a new case

entitled ‘Religion & Superstition’. This has allowed

one case to be used as a temporary exhibition case,

p roviding us with the space to display other

artefacts from the collection. The focus of the

exhibitions has been on how different types of

objects displayed in the gallery were made by

Roman craftsmen.

Preparation continues for our 150th anniversary

celebrations. During the year the RLM has been

working with 450 local school children to create a

‘Junior Legion’ who will be performing with the

Ermine Street Guard in the Amphitheatre.

ROMAN LEGIONARY MUSEUM

The Pegasus Centre, a multipurpose centre for educationaluse.

TURNER HOUSE GALLERY

The gallery’s usual changing programme of

temporary exhibitions of recent and contemporary

work by Welsh artists began this year with new

paintings by the Cardiff-based artist Brendan Stuart

Burns, re i n t e r p reting Pe m b ro ke s h i re beaches. In

contrast Cefin Burgess: New Te x t i l e s showed woven

fabrics, collages, quilts and carpet designs inspire d

by the nonconformist chapels of Wales. One of the

occasional photographic exhibitions at Tu r n e r

House, Erich Lessing: 50 Years of Photographyf e a t u red the work of this distinguished Austrian

p h o t o g r a p h e r, who covered many political events in

p o s t -war eastern Europe including the Hungarian

Re v o l u t i o n .

Turner House is also a venue for amateur and

g roup exhibitions and this year saw the 104th

annual exhibition of the South Wales Art Society, as

well as an exhibition of work by members of the

Wa t e rcolour Society of Wales. The year ended with

the distribution exhibition of the Contemporary Art

Society for Wales, a stimulating reflection of the

diversity of art in Wales today as well as a

re t rospective of a number of older works from the

1930s to the 1970s.

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Jerusalem (Independent), Llawrplwyf: from the exhibition Cefin Burgess: New Textiles, Turner House.

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The Museum’s performance against its Primary Performance Indicator targets set by the National

Assembly for Wa l e s :

The birthday year at MWL i.e. 1998/99 resulted in high visitor figures and ambitious targets in the succes-

sive reporting year. These were not quite acheived. Performances in Collections and Re s e a rch were affect-

ed by defiencies arising from overloading the Museum’s ICT network, which have since been addre s s e d

via the Museum’s capital ICT infrastructure works.

P R I M A RY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FIGURES

A c t u a l A c t u a l Ta rg e t1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 1 9 9 8 - 9 9 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0

1 Visitor Numbers (000’s) 6 6 2 7 1 8 7 2 3

2 Numbers (000’s) of specimens

which were curated, documented,

conserved and stored to or above

minimum standard s 1 1 3 6 1 2 5 0

3 No of days open 2 2 3 0 * 2 3 9 1

4. Number of Visitors in education

related parties (000’s) 1 6 3 * 1 6 0

5. Total generated income as a % of Grant in Aid 1 0 . 7 % * 1 0 . 8 7 %

* New performance indicator; no data available for previous year

Actual Previous Year 1999/2000 1998/99

National Museum & Gallery 204,902 208,063Museum of Welsh Life 323,566 363,727Roman Legionary Museum 55,612 52,903Museum of the Welsh Woollen Industry 12,047 14,455Turner House Gallery 8,939 8,292

SHARED SITES WITH CADWWelsh Slate Museum Llanberis 46,963 42,722Segontium Roman Museum 8,833 8,716

TOTAL 660,862 717,812

VISITOR FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD 1 April 1999 - 31 March 2000

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Partners in time

Raising much needed funds for NMGW’s core work

is challenging at the best of times. But as the

National Museum moves into the 21st century, this

year has seen some of the most innovative fundrais-

ing yet sitting comfortably with the traditional.

When the BBC approached the Museum of We l s h

life to build a House for the Fu t u re alongside its

world famous collection of buildings from the past,

the team at St Fagans jumped at the chance. Here

was an opportunity to learn from traditional skills

and our knowledge of the past to inform the devel-

opment of housing in the new century. The only

catch was the cost; £250,000.

The museum approached a number of major house

builders and after detailed re s e a rch and negotiation

e n t e red into partnership with Welsh house-builders,

Re d row Homes. Re d row South-West Chairman

Colin Lewis was only too pleased to become the

main project partner. "This was just the sort of pro-

ject we were looking for to help develop new skills

and experience amongst my team and to re a f f i r m

our company’s commitment to continuing innova-

tion in Wales."

This partnership has grown and developed to

include over eighty different companies who will

deliver another world-class project at a fraction of

the real cost to the Museum of Welsh Life. Such

partnerships are well publicised and take enormous

effort and commitment from all involved. However

o t h e r, less public partnerships have been no less

effective.

June Ti l e y, a lecturer in art who lived in Dinas

Powys, was a lifelong supporter of the museum and

had a great affection for the national galleries in

Cathays Park. Sadly Miss Tiley passed away in 1998.

To reflect her lifelong love of the visual arts, she

left a generous portion of her legacy to NMGW so

that we might acquire a major work for the collec-

tion.

This gift became crucial when an opportunity aro s e

to purchase a major 18th century painting by

Johann Zoffany, Henry Knight of Ty t h e g s t o n ,G l a m o rgan, with his three childre n. The price of the

work was well beyond the limited re s o u rces of the

Museum alone. However Miss Tiley's gift enabled

us to enter into partnership with the Heritage

Lottery Fund and the National Arts Collection

Fund to acquire the painting for the nation.

Such public-private partnerships have helped

develop the collections, the building and the re p u-

tation of NMGW in the past century and we will

continue to create and develop many more in the

years to come.

Making the Museum’s work possibleIf you would like to become more involved in sup-

porting the work of NMGW these are just some of

the ways you can help.

Membership and Friend Schemes £10 - £32.50Thousands of individuals support the Museum by

becoming a Member or Friend. In addition to gain-

ing free access, and the opportunity to take part in

exciting events and many more benefits, you will be

p roviding essential financial assistance.

Pa t rons £250 - £4,000Being a Pa t ron offers a closer relationship, with

privileges for your guests and family. Pa t rons can

enjoy behind-the-scenes tours, priority booking for

events and exclusive invitations to an annual

Pa t rons’ function with NMGW’s President. Pa t ro n s

a re also acknowledged on the Donor Wall of the

National Museum & Gallery Card i f f .

B e q u e s t sIf you are considering remembering the National

Museums & Galleries of Wales in your will, then

please let us know so that we may make the appro-

priate acknowledgements.

Company supportCorporate membership £1,250 - £1,750A range of corporate memberships are available.

These entitle companies to use the impressive facil-

ities at any of our sites for entertaining clients or

staff at a discounted rate.

Sponsorship £5,000 - £250,000N M GW has one of the largest cultural and heritage

o rganisations in the country. We have many oppor-

tunities for partnership through our ex t e n s i v e

exhibitions and events programme, and many new

and exciting capital pro j e c t s .

For further information on any of these schemes

please contact Richard Tynen or any member of the

Development Department on 029 20573483.

D e v e l o p m e n t

PRESIDENTM.C.T. Prichard, C.B.E., D.L., B.A.

VICE PRESIDENTAlun Thomas, B.A., F.C.A.

TREASURERG. Wyn Howells A.C.I.B.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL NOT OTHERWISEMEMBERS OF THE COURTSir R. Hanbury-Tenison, K.C.V.O., J.P., K.St.J., F.R.S.A.B.K. Thomas, C.B.E. (to June 1999)Mrs A. Carey-Evans

W.B. Cleaver O.St.J., B.Sc., C.Eng., F.I.Min.E (to January

2000)

R.G. Thomas O.B.E., LLB., ClMgt. (from January 2000)

J.W. Evans C.B.E., M.A. (from January 2000)

APPOINTED BY THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THEPRIVY COUNCIL AND THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOR WALES

M.J.M. Clarke, M.A., D.L. (to March 2000)

R.G. Thomas, O.B.E., LLB., CIMgt. (to January 2000)

Eirlys Pritchard Jones, B.A.

Dr Susan J. Davies, B.A.,. Ph.D

Dr Nancy M. Edwards, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALEST.A. Owen, M.A. (OXON), M.A. (WALES), F.R.S.A.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WALESRoderic Bowen, Q.C., M.A., LL.D.

Councillor H.M. Morgan, M.B.E. (To January 2000)

WELSH JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEECouncillor D. Parry Jones

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FOR WALES

Barry Jones, B.Sc.

P. P. Murphy, M.A. (to November 1999)

R. Morgan, M.A., A.M. (to June 1999)

Dafydd Wigley, A.M.

W. Griffiths

APPOINTED BY THE COURT

T.G. Jones, B.A.

J.A. Davies, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.

D.C. Jones-Davies, O.B.E., J.P., M.Phil., F.R.S.A.

Sir D.C. Mansel-Lewis, K.C.V.O., J.P., B.A., K.St.J., F.R.S.A.

Capt. Gwyn D. Pari-Huws

H. Jones

D. Bowen Lewis

REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Cardiff: Councillor A. Earle

Carmarthenshire: Councillor S.M. Richards

(to September 1999)

Ceredigion: Councillor J.G. Jenkins

Denbighshire: Councillor R.W. Hughes

Gwynedd: Councillor P.G. Larsen

Merthyr Tydfil: Councillor T.G. Davies

(to September 1999)

Neath Port Talbot: Councillor P.M. Thomas

Newport: Councillor Mrs R. Butler

(to September 1999)

Swansea: Councillor D. Phillips

Torfaen: Dr. C. Grace

Vale of Glamorgan: Councillor D.A. Eastwood

(to September 1999)

Merthyr Tydfil: Councillor C. Jones

(to September 1999)

Wrexham: Councillor S. Matthew

(to September 1999)

From October 1999:

Councillor R. Francis Davies

Councillor D. Rogers

Councillor J.A.H. Harries

Councillor R. Cass

Councillor R.H. Poole

Councillor J. Huish

ORGANISATIONS IN WALES

Cambrian Archaeological Association: K. Mascetti

The Council of the Royal National

Eisteddfod: G.E. Humphreys

The National Museum of Wales Society: H. Looker

The Council of Museums in Wales: J. Pembridge

Wales TUC Cymru: Ms. A. Wellington

The Welsh Council of the CBI: D.K. Jones, B.Sc.

The National Trust: M.A. McLaggen

The Arts Council of Wales: Sybil Crouch (from

April 1999)

Wales Tourist Board: Jonathan Jones

The Welsh Wildlife Trust: Mrs J. Raum,

B.Sc., M.I.Biol.,

C.Biol.

Countryside Council for Wales: P. Loveluck

Council for British Archaeology: F.L. Llewelyn

The Federation of Museums and

Galleries in Wales: C.J. Delaney, B.Sc.

COUNCIL (at 31 March 2000)

PRESIDENTM.C.T. Prichard, C.B.E., D.L., B.A.

VICE PRESIDENTAlun Thomas, B.A., F.C.A.

TREASURERG. Wyn Howells, A.C.I.B.

APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FORWALES

Dr Susan J. Davies, Ph.D

Mrs E. Pritchard Jones

Nancy M. Edwards, Ph.D

1 vacancy

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COURT OF GOVERNORS ( at 31 March 2000 )

DIRECTOR NMGWAnna Southall

Director’s OfficePersonal Assistant to Dire c t o rNerys HumphriesS e c re t a ryGill Sewell

DIRECTORATEDeputy Director,Director Collections &E d c u a t i o nEurwyn WiliamDirector Public Af f a i r sCeri ThomasDirector MWL; and Social &Industrial HistoryJohn Williams-Davies (from10/5/99)Director NMG; and Arts &SciencesMichael Tooby (from1/1/2000)

ARTS & SCIENCES

Office of DirectorSenior Personal Secre t a ryAnna Harris ( f rom 1/1/2000)

Archaeology &NumismaticsK e e p e rRichard J BrewerN u m i s m a t i s tEdward M BeslyCurator of Medieval & La t e rA rc h a e o l o g yMark RedknapCurator of Earli er Pre h i s t o ryStephen BurrowCurator of Later Pre h i s t o ryAdam GwiltSenior Conserv a t o rPenny HillC o n s e rv a t o rLouise C MumfordC o n s e rv a t o rMary DavisI l l u s t r a t o rTony DalyAssistant I llustratorJackie ChadwickCollections ManagerElizabeth Walker

Curatorial OfficerEvan ChapmanCuratorial AssistantMark LodwickFinds Co-ordinator: WalesPhilip E MacdonaldDepartmental Secre t a r i e sMorag Redman (to 8/12/99)Wendy J Ladd

ArtK e e p e rOliver FaircloughAssistant Keeper, Fine ArtMark Evans (to 31/12/99)C u r a t o r, Applied ArtAndrew Renton Curatorial Assistant, Applied ArtArabella SmithR e g i s t r a rTim EganC u r a t o r, Fine ArtBethany McIntyreCuratorial Assistant, Fine ArtJuliet CareySenior Conservation Of ficer,Applied ArtJudi PinkhamChief Conservation Officer, Fine ArtKate LowryPaper Conserv a t o rEmily Gilbert Senior Curatorial Assi stantMike JonesTe c h n i c i a nKeith BowenAdministrative OfficerKay KaysDepartmental Secre t a ryCarolyn Greene

Biodiversity & SystematicBiologyK e e p e rGraham P OliverA s s i s t a n t Keeper: EntomologyMichael WilsonHead of Vegetation HistoryChristopher ClealHead of Vascular PlantsTimothy RichHead of Marine InvertebratesAndrew MackieHead of MolluscaMary SeddonCurator (Lower Plants)Raymond Tangney

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Scientific Il lustratorChristopher MeechanA d m i n i s t r a t o rLucy HammondR e s e a rch Assistant sBen EvansAlan OrangeHeather PardoeJohn DeemingBrian LeveyPeter HowlettGeorge HutchinsonAnna HolmesEva SharlandC o n s e rvation OfficerPiers LangheltCollection ManagerAnn Harriet WoodSenior Curatorial AssistantAnthony TipperCuratorial AssistantsMartin BakerKathryn CliffeTheresa DarbyshireDeborah EverardHelen FraserMaureen LazarusMark PavettDavid SladeSally WhymanJoanna Nicholls (to 20/8/99)Kerry Howells (to 10/9/99)Graham DaviesAnne Marie KaneDepartmental Secre t a ryMichelle FortyDepartmental Ty p i s tSarah Lendrum

GeologyK e e p e rMichael G BassettAssistant Keepers:Head of Pa l a e o n t o l o g yRobert M OwensHead of Mineralogy/Pe t ro l o g yRichard E BevinsCollections Manager( Pa l a e o n t o l o g y )Stephen R HoweCollections Manager( M i n e r a l o g y / Pe t ro l o g y )Jana M HorakCurator (Palaeontology &A rc h i v e s )Tom SharpeR e s e a rch Assistant (Pa l a e o n t o l o g y )

Martin O’Regan Senior Curatorial AssistantValerie K DeislerLa b o ro t a ry Manager (Researc hA s s i s t a n t )Michael P LambertCuratorial Assi stant( M i n e r a l o g y / Pe t ro l o g y )Sara L ChambersCuratorial Assi stant( Pa l a e o n t o l o g y )Cindy HowellsCuratorial Assistant( M i n e r a l o g y / Pe t ro l o g y )Neil A BalderstoneC a r t o g r a p h e rD Gaye Evans (to 29/2/00)C a r t o g r a p h e rLinda C NortonLa b o r a t o ry Te c h n i c i a nEsmé StarkDepartmental Secre t a r i e sPaula J KnapmanDebbie HarringtonDocumentation AssistantBeryl E ChantSenior Research Fe l l o wLeonid E PopovH o n o r a ry StaffDouglas A BassettWilliam T Dean

Visitor Services ManagementVisitor Services ManagerChristine HitchinsDeputy Visitor Services ManagerColin PlainAssistant to Visitor Serv i c e sM a n a g e rAlison JonesAssistant Visi tor Serv i c e sM a n a g e r sNeville StoneColin JonesMuseum Assistant sRoy AllardDawn BaldwinLen BatesRhiannon BeswickDon BradfordLes BuseRhian BlackmoreRhodri BowenMike BrownGary CelmerLesley ClarkBrian Clarke

STAFF LIST (from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000)

ELECTED BY THE COURT OF GOVERNORSR.G. Thomas, OBE, LLB, CIMgtM.J.M. Clarke, M.A., D.L.D.K. Jones, B.Sc.D. Bowen Lewis

ELECTED BY THE COUNCIL

Sir R. Hanbury-Tenison, K.C.V.O., J.P., K.St.J., F.R.S.A.

W.B. Cleaver, O.St.J., B.Sc., C.Eng., F.I.Min.E.

J.W. Evans C.B.E., M.A. (from January 2000)

R.G. Thomas O.B.E., LLB., ClMgt. (from January 2000)

Mrs A. Carey-Evans

John ClearyPeter CollinsTom CritchellGareth DavidNeil DaviesWindsor DaviesPaul DevonshirePeter DoublerRex EnochFrank EvansGraham EvansBob EvansJennifer EvansStuart FarrJim FlellMike GoldsmithDave GoughAlan GriffithsBryan GriffithsTerry HaganTony HammondGareth HayesCornelius HealanTony HillKen HooperPaul HurlowBrian HusbandGraham JonesPaul KnapmanMike KnowlesBrynley LathamAndrew LeeDavid LloydNeil MathewsJim McNeilGill MellingsNarinder Singh MannMalcolm MorganMargaret MorganVictoria MynardSteve OwenAlan ParkerDennis PellowDoug PughColin ReesDean RogersJohn SendellBob StylesJoe TaylorStephen R ThomasPeter ThomasSylvia Thomas Terry ThomasAllen TylerCelia VincentBryn WilliamsDavid WilliamsIdris WilliamsRhys Wynne WilliamsMalcolm WilliamsMike Brown Bryn PhilipsDavid ThomasLaurie James CleanersWendy BattenPat BlowCarol ClarkJohn Charles Susan Coughlin

Ronnie DavidJenny EcclesJoyce FeneckJackie FulthorpeSandra GilesPeter GoughJackie HorneMargaret HardyBev JenkinsLynne MurphyCheryl PercyMarilyn PooleyPaula PowellKay PurcellChris SargeantElizabeth SimmondsMargaret Shanahan

COLLECTIONS &EDUCATION

Office of DirectorSenior Personal Secre t a r i e sLaura HarrisHelen Lovell

Education &InterpretationAssistant DirectorIan FellSenior Personal Secre t a ryGaynor WilliamsOperat ions ManagerPhil GibbinsSenior Education Of ficerGeraint PriceVisual Arts Education Off icerEleri W EvansH i s t o ry Education OfficerNia WilliamsA rchaeology & History EducationO f f i c e rKen BrassilNatural Sciences EducationO f f i c e rJudith ScottScan OfficerDanielle CowellExhibitions Co-ord i n a t o rDeborah SpillardsEvents Co-ord i n a t o rCeri Llewellyn (to 11/2/00)Project Cambrensis OfficerEssex HavardBranch Co-ord i n a t o rRhian ThomasI l l u s t r a t o rLiz ForrestTe c h n i c i a n sTom DaviesLoan Collection ManagerBryony SpurwayS t o resman / Van DriverPaul EvansAdministrative Assistant -E x h i b i t i o n sMartha da Gama HowellsDepartmental Secre t a ryDave Elliott

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Administrator - EventsSiân EdwardsAdministrator - EducationEsther Barnett

E&I - MWLEducation OfficerMatthew DaviesAssistant Event s Of ficerJuli PaschalisEducation Co-ord i n a t o rDavid Colin Davies (to31/8/99)Ffion KynastonEducation Interpre t e rBetsan EvansEducation Assi stanstSonia JenkinsJayne MurphyDepartmental Secre t a ryEleanor Jones

E&I - RLMEducation Offi cerNigel Cross Bethan Lewis (to 31/7/00)Education & Events Fa c i l i t a t o rVictoria Hutchings

E&I - WSMEducation Of ficerCelia Wyn Parri

LibraryL i b r a r i a nJohn R KenyonAssistant LibrarianLouise CareyL i b r a ry AssistantMelanie ProsserL i b r a ry Ty p i s tEleanor Jones

DocumentationHead of DocumentationGayle EvansAssi stant Documentation OfficerSally CarterCMS Assi stants - ArtBryony DawkesBethany McIntyre (to31/10/99) Me rerid Ro b e r t s (to 2 9 / 1 0 / 9 9 )CMS Assistants - BioSyBJulia Samuel CMS Assistant - GeologyGraham DaviesCMS Assistant - MWLLowri RoderickLucinda Willis (to 12/12/99)

ConservationHead of Conserv a t i o nRobert E ChildSenior Conserv a t o rCaroline ButtlerAssi stant Conserv a t o r sJonathan James Gareth James Andrew Holbrook

Senior Conservator (Prints &D r a w i n g )Christine MackayBoa t Conserv a t o rGareth JamesC o n s e rvation OfficerJulian CarterC o n s e rvation Mount CutterAnette TownsendAssistant Conserv a t o r sLisa ChildsHugh ChilcottC o n s e rvation Off icerVicky PurewalPersonal Secre t a ryLynn Weaver

Buildings & EstatesManagementHead of Buildings & EMMark RichardsBuildings ManagerPeter O’Hanlon Building Services EngineerPaul BrookesTechnical Services ManagerIan HoldenSecurity Co-ord i n a t o rSteve DaviesE n e rgy & Cost Co-ord i n a t o rWayne A ChildsPa i n t e rMichael DeanBuilding Surv e y o rRichie GarlandMuseum Te c h n i c h i a n sColin KnapmanBernard LarsenPhilip Tunnicliffe Maintenance Te c h n i c i a n sMark WesterlandMichael DeanDepartmental Secre t a r i e sPam J HudsonMelanie Lang

Information TechnologyIT ManagerBeth LawtonICT Project ManagerJohn WilliamsIT TrainerChris BowlerComputer OfficersGavin T Jones (Networks)Jayson Tyler (Networks)Prakash Dabasia (Support)Assistant Administrative Offi cerEmma Ashley

Glanely GalleryM a n a g e rSusannah Bulpin (from 17/1/00)Fa c i l i t a t ro r sCiara Charnley (from 1/12/99)Sally Pointer (from 12/11/99)

PhotographySenior PhotographerKevin Thomas

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Photographic OfficerJim WildPhotographic OfficerTony Hadland

Waterfront ProjectProject Manager Richard E Bevins Project AdministratorKay Joyce (to 31/7/99)Lisa Huish (from 9/8/99)

BUSINESS SUPPORTGROUP

AdministrationHead of AdministrationTony LloydAdministrative OfficerNeil HarrisonAssistant Administrative OfficersLisa Huish (to 8/8/99)Katie ByrneSenior Personal Secre t a ry Anna Harris (to 31/12/99)Ty p i s tAlison Hall

FinanceFinancial Contro l l e rNick SrdicPu rchasing Offi cerGordon F AndersonAccounts Superv i s o rRay AnthonyFinancial Services OfficerMark W RaineyAssistant Financial Services OfficerAndy HoeyPu rchasing AssistantLinzi TierneySalaries & Wages Off icerJulie BurkeSales Income Off icersDawn EdmondsSusan CanterPu rchase Ledger Off icerJonathon W MarshDepartmental TypistMelanie Lang

PersonnelHuman Resources ManagerDenise WilliamsPersonnel Of ficerGwylan WilliamsGrading & Remuneration Of ficerStephen Haynes Assistant Personnel OfficersCerian GoodbournElizabeth MartinPersonnel Assi stantSiân PhillipsPersonnel Assi stantLeanne CowleyDepartmental Secre t a ryElaine Roszkowska

Planning

Planning Co-ord i n a t o rDiane Dollery (from 1/8/99)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Office of DirectorSenior Personal Secre t a ryAngela Jones

DevelopmentDevelopment ManagerRichard TynenDevelopment OfficersLlinos JamesLiz EmrysKatie-Jo Luxton (to 14/5/99)Tracy OgdenDevelopment Secre t a ryClaire E Davies

Publications & DesignHead of Publ ications & DesignPenny FellGraphics Officer (Pu b l i c a t i o n s )Arwel Hughes3-D DesignerSimon P TozzoGraphics OfficerMartin ReesWeb OfficerIwan StandleyTranslator/Editorial AssistantElin ap HywelDepartmental Secre t a ryMari Gordon

MarketingHead of Marketing & Pu b l i cR e l a t i o n sHuw ThomasDeputy Marketing ManagerHelen JonesPress Of ficerSiân Hughes (to 14/01/00)Promotions OfficersClare ReddyJulie WilliamsMarketing AssistantsKathryn JenkinsEirian Jones Press & Publi c Relations AssistantEsyllt LordSeason Ticket AdministratorLynn HudsonDepartmental Secre t a ryMargaret A Williams

CommercialC o m m e rcial ManagerMark Humphries (to12/11/99)Acting Commercial ManagerJo CollinsAdministrative AssistantMegan Griffiths Shop Supervisor (NMG)Diana GwyndafShop Supervisor (MWL)Peter Webb

Shop Assi stants Emma CanterSarah ChandlerRuth EvansJane FentonElizabeth GeorgeGwen GriffithsMarie HippesleyMargaret JohansonMargaret JohnElen Langman (to 31/7/99)Einir LewisKatherine ParsonsZoe RixonClive RoperShirin Shah (to 8/9/99)Rosina Worth

MUSEUM OF WELSHLIFE

Office of DirectorSenior Personal Secre t a ryBethan Aur LewisA d m i n i s t r a t o rCarys Davies Departmental SecretaryMeinir WilliamsAssistant Administrative OfficerAnwen Jones

Department of CulturalLifeCuratorBeth ThomasAssistant Curator: Tr a d i t i o n a lMusic, Sports & C u s t o m sEmma LileL i b r a r i a nNiclas WalkerA rc h i v i s tArwyn Lloyd HughesA rchival AssistantJoy BowenSound Te c h n i c i a nHywel EvansSound Archive AssistantMeinwen Ruddock

Department of Domestic &Rural EconomyC u r a t o rChristine StevensAssistant Curator of Ru r a lC o l l e c t i o n sGareth BeechAssistant Curator of Domestic LifeMared SutherlandAssistant Curator (Fu r n i t u re )Sioned Non WilliamsCuratorial AssistantsDylan JonesJonathan WheelerC o n s e rv a t o r, Social HistorySusan RenaultC o n s e rvation Officer, Rural Lif eBrian DaviesC o n s e rvation Officer /H o u s e k e e p e r

Janet ReesText ile Conserv a t o rClare Stoughton-HarrisC o n s e rvation OfficerJoel Taylor (to 5/11/99)C o n s e rvation Officer, Fu r n i t u reMichael Dos SantosW h e e l w r i g h t / C o a c h b u i l d e rEurwyn ReesAssistant Keeper, Fo l k l o reRobin Gwyndaf

Department of HistoricBuildings & CommerceCuratorGerallt NashAssistant CuratorSioned HughesSenior Conservation Officer,R e - e rected BuildingsRay SmithC o n s e rvation Of ficer/Stone MasonAnthony L GriffithsStone MasonPaul SullivanB r i c k l a y e rAndrew PriceTrainee MasonGavin BeechC o n s e rvation Pa i n t e rClive LitchfieldC o n s e rvation CarpenterIan C MorganMetal Conserv a t o r / Fa b r i c a t o rAnthony R LewisLa b o u re rMichael ConwayTe m p o r a ry La b o u re r sChristopher EvansMark Smith

EstatesEstate ManagerAndrew DixeyTy p i s tLois Roberts (to 23/4/99)Telephonist / ReceptionistLinda LaddTe l e p h o n i s t sSharon EllisGina WilmotSenior Garden Conserv a t o rDeborah Jane EvansG a rden Conserv a t o rJuliet Hodgkiss Exhibiting CraftsmenWo o d t u r n e rGwyndaf Breese (to 31/10/99)C o o p e rAndrew FinchWeaversGareth JenkinsDewi JonesSaddlerPeter MasonMillerGeraint Rhys ThomasI n t e r p ret er / DemonstratorDavid Rhys PriceSenior Agricultural Te c h n i c i a n

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Keith JonesAgricultural Te c h n i c i a n sIan SmithTrystan Griffiths (to 18/2/00)G a rd e n e r sMartin CrabbePeter JoycePaul MeechTerence SmithMalcolm ThomasStephen Wo o d w a rd (to 31/7/00)Paul WilliamsH a n d y m e nDafydd JonesAndrew Pratt (to 31/8/99)David RichardsPatrick Taylor

Visitor Services ManagementVisitor Services ManagerJohn Owen HuwsDeputy Visitor Services ManagerGlyn WilliamsAssistant Vi sitor Services ManagerRobert Karl DaviesMuseum Assi stants /Interpre t e r sDafydd JonesPhylyp GriffithsCalvin ReesGlan JonesMuseum AssistantsSharon BeaumontGeraint BowyerDavid Heath DaviesIwan DaviesJ Alun DaviesLisa DaviesHywel DaviesMagali DaviesWilliam DaviesDavid Gareth EvansDavid Howard EvansJ Stanley EvansPeredur EvansGwynfor GriffithsPhylyp GriffithsRonald Arthur HigginsNigel Richard HughesDerrick JenkinsAngela Suzanne JonesArwyn JonesCarwyn Rhys JonesClodwyn JonesGerald JonesDafydd JonesEndaf JonesGareth JonesGwenda Eirlys JonesHugh Glanville JonesIwan Bryn JonesJonathon JonesBrian JonesLowri Orinda Towyn JonesRobert JonesDylan Jones RobertsAlun JonesWilliam Owen JonesBryant KeddyMenna Edith LangfordPhilip Lewis

Rowland LewisStuart LewisColin George MathewsLouise McNaughtonRhian MorrisColin MurphyBethan PageGeraint ParfittTrefor ParryHywel Price JonesCalvin ReesCarla Louise ReesJohn Eryl RobertsLeighton Sault-JonesSiân Ceri Shapland-DaviesAndrew SnellGareth ThomasBleddyn WilliamsD Arthur WilliamsC l e a n e r sNorman BallAngela BulmanRosalind DaviesJosie EvansColin GoddardPamela GriffinBeverley HicksAnthony HughesSusan HughesHeather M JamesJames MageeValerie MaquelineLinda PalmerSusan SearleAnn WarnerChristine WoodTeresa DoneWilliam TuckerPatricia Tucker

MUSEUM OF THEWELSH WOOLLENINDUSTRY

Museum ManagerSally MossTe c h n i c i a nKeith ReesAdministrative AssistantMarlene JamesMuseum Assistant/DemonstratorGeoff IfansTe c h n i c i a nNon EvansCafe/Shop/Admissions AssistantOlga JamesMuseum Assi stantsSheila DriscollHelen MilesProject AssistantJudith Jones (to 22/11/99)C l e a n e rClaire Davies

INDUSTRY

Senior Curator, Maritime &Transport Collections

David JenkinsC u r a t o r, Heavy IndustryRobert Protheroe JonesCurator CoalCeri Thompson Curator Modern & ContemporaryI n d u s t ryRichard Davies Documentation OfficerCarolyn CharlesCuratorial AssistantsMark EtheridgePeter H BennettAdministrative AssistantJudith MartinSenior Conservation OfficerNorman Windsor (to 3/6/99)C o n s e rvation Officers, ModelsRobert Davies Russell Ellis Te c h n i c i a n sChristopher Perry Philip TuckS u p e rvising Museum AssistantNorman WilliamsMuseum AssistantsCornelius HealanBrian HusbandC l e a n e rMargaret Hardy

WELSH SLATE MUSEUM

K e e p e rDafydd RobertsAdministrative OfficerNia HughesAdministrative AssistantsCeri Hughes (to 28/9/99)Tina Burgess Promotions Offi cerJulie WilliamsExhibitions OfficerTudur JonesCollections Inventory AssistantLucinda WillisTechniciansDavid DaviesDennis R JonesExhib iting Craftsmen /Te c h n i c i a n sElwyn Wilson JonesHaydn LewisDylan C ParryOwen G RobertsS u p e rvising Museum AssistantDilys JonesMuseum AssistantsDouglas EllisGilbert Jones Maldwyn Owen JonesGareth Rolant DaviesMeinir JonesJohn WilliamsC l e a n e r sJoan AllsupLynda ParryCarol RobertsMargaret RobertsCatering Manager

Rhian Elis Catering AssistantsNia Lewis Maiwen Baylis Rhian Williams Cadi Hughes Margaret Morris

ROMAN LEGIONARYMUSEUM

Museum ManagerDiane Dollery (to 31/7/99)Bethan Lewis (from 1/8/99)Curatorial OfficerJulie ReynoldsAdministrative OfficerMartin StuddardEducation Support Of ficerMartin CollierActing Educat ion OfficerVictoria Hutchings (to 26/3/00)Education Fa c i l i t a t o rEileen Pearce Museum AssistantsEmlyn JonesHelen BoltonMary NicholMary JohnsonCleanerAnne Clarke

SEGONTIUM ROMANMUSEUM

Museum AssistantsDennis JonesJohn Parry

TURNER HOUSEGALLERY

Museum AssistantsTony LaceRon NormanC l e a n e rChristine Bowen

Trusts & FoundationsSave & Prosper Educational TrustThe Paul Hamlyn FoundationThe Headley TrustG.C. Gibson Charitable TrustMillennium Festival FundGarfield Weston FoundationStephen and Philippa Southall Charitable TrustThe Esmee Fairbairn Charitable TrustLaingís Charitable Trust

Individual Donors giving in excess of £250Alan K.P. SmithDavid and Diana AndrewsMrs Valerie CourageMrs Christine EynonRoger and Kathy FarranceJohn Foster ThomasG. Wyn HowellsDr Margaret Berwyn JonesMiss K.P. KernickRt Hon Neil KinnockCaptain Norman Lloyd EdwardsGerald LongL. Hefin LookerRichard N WestonMrs Meriel WatkinsJohn and Jane SorotosMathew and Angela PrichardAlso, 3 anonymous Patrons

Individual Donations in excess of £1,000The Rt Hon. The Earl of Plymouth DL,FRSAGwyn T. LeyshonWynford and Sigi EvansDrs Peter and Margaret Elmes

Individual Donations in excess of £10,000The Hon. James Butler

BequestsThe late Miss June Tiley

Corporate SupportersBarclaysBG Transco plcBTLloyds TSB CommercialRedrow (South Wales) LtdMaskreysTower CollieryUnited Welsh Housing Association

Founder and Corporate MembersBarclaysCoutts & Co.Golley Slater Public RelationsHSBC Bank plcLloyds TSB CommercialMEM Group plcNCMPalser Grossman SolicitorsS.A. Brain & Co. LtdWhitbread Beer Company

Other GrantsEuropean UnionHeritage Lottery FundThe Friends of NMGW

The President and Council would like tothank the following, and those who wish toremain anonymous, for their generoussupport of the National Museums &Galleries of Wales in the period from 1st April 1999 to March 2000